139th News

  • Tactics school hosts first combined combat planning council

    The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC) hosts the first ever combined Combat Planning Council (CPC) with 4th Air Force and 22nd Air Force on May 5-9, 2014, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo. The three day event brought together 105 tacticians including aircrew,

  • Airmen take top honors in state combat match

    Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing took top honors in the Missouri National Guard Adjutant General's Combat Matches March 14-16, 2014 here at Camp Crowder.Three teams from the Wing competed in the match: Two teams made up of Airmen from the 139th Maintenance Group and one team with Airmen from the

  • Notice of Availability: Draft Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan

    The 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base and the National Guard Bureau announces the availability of and invites public comments on a Draft Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) and the associated Draft Environmental Assessment (EA). The Draft INRMP provides

  • Wing evaluates deployment procedures; attack response scenarios

    Airmen participated in an initial response exercise at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base during their annual training, Apr. 1, 2014 through Apr. 4, 2014. Current deployment procedures were evaluated in the areas of personnel and cargo preparation, as well as response scenarios during chemical,

  • Wing supports two exercises in Africa

    A C-130 Hercules aircraft sits on a runway in the desert in the African country of Niger. The props have a red tint caused by the dusty climate. There's no fence or gate surrounding the airstrip. The only thing between the aircraft and airfield are a couple of Phoenix Ravens: a team of two specially

  • Airman receives Airfield Management award

    Master Sgt. Bernadine Eastridge earned recognition from Air National Guard officials as a leading professional in airfield management.Eastridge was selected to receive the Air National Guard's Airfield Management Craftsman of the Year award for her work as the Airfield Management Training

  • Pankau retires with 29 years of service

    Flood waters were rising and more than 100 Airmen were lined up throwing sandbags to reinforce the levee. Among them was the 139th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Michael A. Pankau who retired on Jan. 4, 2014. Pankau joined the Missouri Air National Guard and received his commission at the 139th

  • Miller assumes command chief authority

    Chief Master Sgt. Randy Miller assumed authority over the 139th Airlift Wing's enlisted force Feb. 8, 2014, during a ceremony signaling his selection to the position of command chief master sergeant.Col. Ralph Schwader, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing, officiated the ceremony, and Miller's

  • Wing holds Change of Command Ceremony

    The 139th Airlift Wing held a change of command ceremony here Jan. 5 for its newest commander, Col. Ralph L. Schwader.Schwader, a St. Joseph native and an experienced C-130 pilot, who has served as the wings vice commander since 2011, succeeds Col. Mike Pankau who retired with nearly 30 years of

  • 139th Airlift Wing Visitor Center Open For Business

    The 139th Airlift Wing Visitor Center opened for business just outside Rosecrans Air National Guard Base Nov. 27, 2013. Visitors to the base can now gain unescorted access after 139th Security Forces Airmen conduct a background check from the new facility."I think it is vital for the base," said